Have your say on the future of forestry
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has launched a public consultation survey on the future of forests in Ireland today. This is...
Department announces continued support for Social Farming under the Rural Innovation and Development Fund...
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine announced the projects that will receive support this year under the Department’s Rural Innovation and Development...
Minister meets farm organisations on Ukraine supply chains
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D., met with the main farm organisations and Teagasc yesterday to discuss the impact on...
DAFM scheme of investment aid for commercial horticulture sector 2019
As part of the recent October budget, a provision was made for a horticultural grants scheme for 2019. This scheme is a significant support...
Ministers back diversity, inclusion and fair and equal treatment on International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day (March 8th) the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, has said that amongst his Department’s core...
Unsolicited Seeds from outside the EU – DAFM
Over the last number of weeks, DAFM received reports from members of the public who received packets of seeds which they hadn’t ordered from...
The Bare Root Season is Underway – DAFM
We have now entered the dormant months and the bare root/rootball trading season is underway. As always we should source Irish grown plants and...
A real Christmas tree is the natural choice
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, Andrew Doyle T.D. urged people to buy a real Irish Christmas tree this...
Government announces Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (‘ACRES’)
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, today announced that the new national agri-environment scheme, proposed as part of Ireland’s draft CAP...
Creed leads pan-European push for Commission response to COVID-19 impacts on the wider agri-food...
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., has succeeded in garnering the support of all twenty-six of his Member State...